Bristol University (UCU) Strike Calendar

Currently, 45 members of Britsol's Centre for Academic Language and Development (CALD) staff are threatened with compulsory redundancy. The plans unfairly target academic staff on the lowest academic grade and rest on projected, not actual, student numbers for the next academic year. CALD is crucial for both international and home students at the University of Bristol in developing their academic language, literacy and communication skills. It runs vital courses and programmes for students at all levels and from a wide variety of backgrounds, whether or not English is their first language. UCU believes there is no sound operational or financial rationale for the cuts and that the staff are needed at the university. The union said job cuts will create serious workload issue for remaining staff, particularly in terms of support for international students, and will damage students' overall academic experience.